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Slightest problem? A sharpie is dried out and useless. Sort of like a
burnt out lightbulb being a slight problem.
A 3 pack of sharpies is ~ $2. And a 12 pack ~ $7. How much effort
should go into the project of attempting to renew a sharpie?

I have had times when I have marked something with a Sharpie that I wanted
to remove.
If the surface is impervious alcohol works well. I use alcohol of the type
that is used to thin shellac or to use in little heaters.
Charlie

Rubbing alcohol (sometimes ethyl alcohol, sometimes isopropyl alcohol,
plus other chemicals to "denature" it) works to remove "Sharpie" marks,
but to renovate a dried-out marker you want something that evaporates
more quickly. The ones I have are labeled "Nontoxic," and I don't think
xylene (suggested by somebody else) falls into that category.
Perce

But I don't think it counts as "nontoxic," as my Sharpie markers are
labeled. I just uncapped a "good" Sharpie and sniffed: possibly MEK
(=methyl ethyl ketone)? -- but I'm not sure how "nontoxic" that is ether.
Perce

Around here, rubbing alcohol is 30% water,
I'd not waste my time trying that on removing
sharpie. I would try denatured alcohol.
I did buy another box of black markers. I'll
try some various solvents on the old pens, see
if anything works.
Christopher A. Young
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Rubbing alcohol (sometimes ethyl alcohol, sometimes isopropyl alcohol,
plus other chemicals to "denature" it) works to remove "Sharpie" marks,
but to renovate a dried-out marker you want something that evaporates
more quickly. The ones I have are labeled "Nontoxic," and I don't think
xylene (suggested by somebody else) falls into that category.
Perce

What I've found removes Sharpie is Expo white board cleaner. Ethylene
Glycol Monobutyl Ether. (butoxyethanol).
This IS the solvent used in Sharpie fine tip markers. If you can
inject butoxyethanol into the barrel of the sharpie there is a GOOD
chance the sharpie can be resurected.

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